-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- HBO television actor Robert Brown filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the New York Police Department and Macy 's Inc. , accusing them of racially profiling him , according to court documents .

Brown filed the lawsuit as a class-action complaint , on behalf of himself as well as similarly situated individuals of color , according to the documents filed in federal court in New York .

Most known for his starring role in HBO 's `` Treme , '' Brown went to Macy 's in New York in June to buy a graduation gift for his mother , the documents said .

After buying a $ 1,300 Movado watch , Brown was shopping for a pair of sunglasses for himself when he was stopped in the middle of the store by three men , whom he believed to be NYPD officers . They accused him of committing credit card fraud , according to the documents .

`` They cuff me , parade me around the store , all the while maintaining , we do this all the time , it 's a fake card , you 're going to go to jail , '' Brown said on October 29 while recounting the incident on CNN 's `` Anderson Cooper 360 . ''

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The documents state that Brown was put into a holding cell enclosed by metal bars for more than an hour and `` berated and mocked by these men . ''

Once the officers learned of Brown 's television and film credits , he was released , but not before the men attempted to drive Brown to his mother 's graduation ceremony , the documents said .

Brown is the fourth person to say they were targeted after shopping at a New York department store because of race this year , and the second to cite Macy 's as the store in question . The other two said they were racially profiled at Barney 's .

`` This suit seeks to bring a halt to this disgusting , discriminatory pattern and practice , '' the document said .

Elina Kazan , vice president of media relations for Macy 's , said on Wednesday the company can not comment on pending litigation , but it does `` not tolerate discrimination of any kind , including racial profiling . ''

The NYPD did not respond to CNN 's request for comment about Brown 's suit .

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CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .

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Robert Brown of HBO 's `` Treme '' says he was accused of credit card fraud while shopping

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He files a class-action suit on behalf of others in the same situation

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Brown is 4th person to say they were targeted this year after shopping in New York